The word Advent comes from the Latin word “adventus”, meaning “coming”. Advent is the four-week period beginning on the Sunday nearest the feast day of St. Andrew (November 30). Advent calendars, however, begin on December 1 and mark the 24 days before Christmas. They originated in Germany in the late 19th century and spread throughout Europe and North America. Originally, the images in Advent calendars were derived from the Old Testament.
Advent Calendars
Gerhard Lang is widely considered the producer of the first printed Advent calendar in the early 1900s. For a brief history of Advent Calendars, including the $50,000 Advent Calendar and the World’s Largest Advent Calendar, read the article by Scott Allen
Advent Blog
This year I am attempting an Advent Blog.
Each day there will be something Christmas related on this blog – Christmas songs, books, events, articles etc. Please visit and see what’s new.
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